Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-08-18
CARD FROM DR.. JONES.
The Doughty Doctor Has Another
Weird TO say About Ediier
Childers.
From the frey Herald.

"'''eo Pooissneu IN the Troy Free
Press of July rs. 1887, IN which th.
pseudo editor of that vile sheet treats
the public with a rehearsal of his for,
mer vile and slanaerous CHARGES
against my person and character.
Were falsehood universally de
tested, and the love OF trath univers
ally cherished, 1t would be
sary for me to notice his vile charges.
coming as they do from one so desti-
tute of the first principles of honor,
or regard for truth.
Coming as they do from one whose
base nature is only at ease whilst
promulsating Islander and falsehood
with one hand aud pluudering the
public treasury with the other. Here
l might let this matter rest, and
would do so but for the fact that |
am a stranger TO the good people of
Lincoln county. | therefore deem it
my duty, and propose to present to
the people now, as heretofore, iudls-
putahle evidence to disprove the vile
assertions published by Childers.
After a rehearsal Of his former
charges Childers proceeds as follows:
Had he chosen to show that to
further his determination he bullied a
mar over whose head he held a
mortgage into c%onsenting to That he
trayai, the accomplishment thereof
would have been easy enough
First I propose to notice the lam
guage with which you constructed
this assertion. You say: Had he
chosen to show"
This language conveys the idea
that there are others than yourself
whose delight it is to urge this war
of SANDER on my person and charac-
ter. If one should be thankful lie so
base a creature, then / thank O
for this admission. Yet I have long
known this to be true.
But your co-defamers can no
conceal themselves by Retain
ing you as their political tool, they
have worn you out sir, and to the
same extent you have worn Yourself.
So you are doubly worn out, Gu
tirely useless, beyond redemption,
past the art Of reconstruction and
they must cast you aside as worth
less rubbish, as a rusty old political
fragment of their disreptable politl-
cal ring, Go tell them to come out
and do their oUn dirty work. Tell
them / fear them not, but will show
them up to be just such miserable,
disreputable, misguided creatures as
you have shown yourself to be. But
now to your assertion. You assert that
l bullied J.T. Roark, my principal by
a mortgage that | held over his
head, and thus forced him to consent
to my mode of procedure in the
convention at Mexico. My reply is
that I never did hold any instrument
of that nature against my principal
J. I. Roark. Your assertion is false
and here is my proof:
STATE OF MISSOURI
County of Franklin.
I, John F. Whitson, Recorder of
Deeds within and for the county and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify
that | have carefully examined the
records in my office and find no deed
of trust, chattel mortgage 0 con-
veyance Of any description from j.
L. Roak to S. Paul Jones on file or
record in nv office up to this date.
...... In testimony whereof |
SEAL: have hereuEto set my hand
1890 and affixed my oficice seal
this 18th day of July, 1887.
JOHN +. WHITsoN,
Recorder of Deeds.
Poor insignificant imp OF perdition,
when you assail the character of j.
I. Roark as you do in your SANDER
Gus sheet of July Sth. You attack
ar honest, upright man, one whose
fixed principles of mind determine
him to esteem nothing but what is
honorable, and to abhor whatever is
base Or unworthy in moral conduct.
He assumes no counterfeit, Or bor-
rowed appearance. He seeks no mask
to cover his deeds, but he is what
he appears to be, S mar full Of truth,
candor and honor. That mar or set
of men does not exist with sufficient
power in any respect to induce him
to abandon his honor, or tritie with
the sovereign will of the people. and
for this, and this only, you and your
co-defarmers assail his and my char
acter. We trust in the people, and
will abide their decision, not yours
or that of your co-defamers. THIS
is the only assertion 1 deem it neces-
sary TO notice at this time, from the
fact, that in an article published in
the franklin County O5sereer of Jan,
uary 28, 1887, l gave TO the people
of tue Seventh Congressional Dis
trict IncoDtrovertible evidence show
ing that every charge made by Chill
ders and his co-defamers up to that
time on my person and character
were wiiful, deliberate and malicious
falsehoods. That article was not
answered then, and it remains unsn.
swered to this day, There is no an.
swer for it.
But if Childers and his co defam.
ers had in their possession evidence
to disproye the facts set forth In that